Category Archives: Newsletters

How many times have we all jotted down a list to take with us to the supermarket? Even a simple vertical column of ordinary household items requires more than we realize. We scan areas of the house and pull from memory different food stuffs or supplies that need to be replenished or replaced: refrigerator (need…

We all experience bouts of boredom in life, but children and adolescents with bipolar disorder seem particularly prone to them. It often seems difficult for these children to become engaged with projects, or to set goals, and though a parent can offer any number of choices of activities, the children can’t seem to invest in…

The preliminary findings of the largest on-going study examining children at risk for bipolar disorder. Can an early symptom profile be detected? The clinical features of hyper-alertness and oversensitivity as early predictors of a bipolar disorder. Latest News: Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation Genetic Study Conferences in Colorado Springs and Ashville, North Carolina featuring Demitri Papolos,…

A mother from New Jersey wrote and described a scene that occurred not long ago as she was driving her nine-year-old son to soccer practice. A commercial for an anxiety clinic came on the radio and the announcer asked: “Do you worry a lot about things that don’t seem to bother other people? Are you…

Three years ago, we published the first issue of The Bipolar Child Newsletter, and in the opening paragraph we outlined what we hoped to accomplish: We wrote: “We thought an e-mail newsletter would be a good forum in which to keep parents, educators, and mental health professionals abreast of the newest findings in the fields…

This newsletter is a tad late because we’ve been so busy with the publication of the revised and expanded edition of The Bipolar Child, and because we’re continuing to develop the research programs of the Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation. A few weeks ago JBRF launched its new educational forum for parents and educators, and if…

The past few months have been busy as we readied the revision of The Bipolar Child for its September publication date, and as we continue to launch the first programs of the Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation. Last week JBRF launched its professional listserv for physicians. This is the first online forum for physicians from around…

All of us know that being pudgy or husky can affect a child’s self-esteem, but it wasn’t until we saw a segment that John Stossel did several years ago for ABC’s 20/20, that we realized just how awful children feel about being overweight. John Stossel sat down with a class of kids in late elementary…

We can’t open up this newsletter without first acknowledging the devastating events of September 11th. The magnitude of this disaster is almost beyond comprehension and we hope you and your children are weathering the multiple traumas that began so unexpectedly that late summer morning. New York City is a very changed place now: No horns…

If a parent and a doctor were to dream up a wish list mood stabilizer for a child suffering with bipolar disorder, it would be extremely effective without major side effects, it would work against aggression and rage, it would prevent future episodes of illness, it would require no systematic blood draws, and it would…